BJP leaders promoting fake cures for COVID-19, peddling pseudoscience
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP leaders promoting fake cures for COVID-19, peddling pseudoscience

The Hindu  

In December last year, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale boasted, “Earlier I gave the slogan, ‘Go Corona, Go’, and now corona is going. “There is no concrete scientific evidence that cow dung or urine boosts immunity against COVID-19,” an IMA functionary told news agencies. Surendra Singh, BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, recommended drinking “cow urine with a glass of cold water”. Dr Faheem Younus, a United States-based doctor who has gained quite a following since the pandemic began, tweeted: “use of cow dung as a COVID cure could be causing deadly black fungus disease in India. Mobile ‘havan’ purification Madhya Pradesh leader Usha Thakur waxed eloquent about the benefits of “havan” in driving away the dreaded disease.

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Indian village marks end of Diwali with massive cow poo fight
3 years, 1 month ago

Indian village marks end of Diwali with massive cow poo fight

ABC  

Joyful crowds have pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure as part of one village's local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India's most important Hindu festival. Key points: People visit the village each year to watch the poo-throwing event, Gorehabba Some Hindus believe cows and everything they produce is sacred and purifying The event is not only …

’Don’t have Covid-19 because I drink cow urine every day’: BJP’s Pragya Thakur
3 years, 7 months ago

’Don’t have Covid-19 because I drink cow urine every day’: BJP’s Pragya Thakur

Live Mint  

Cow urine extract protects from coronavirus and lung infections, Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has said, once again shooting her mouth off as the second wave of Covid-19 continues to sweep across the country. Thakur also stated that she takes cow urine daily and it has protected her from Covid-19. Nearly two years ago, the BJP leader had claimed …

'I Drink Cow Urine Daily': BJP's Pragya Thakur Promotes 'Covid Cure' Despite Warning by Doctors
3 years, 7 months ago

'I Drink Cow Urine Daily': BJP's Pragya Thakur Promotes 'Covid Cure' Despite Warning by Doctors

News 18  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Bhopal Pragya Thakur has claimed that the urine of cows could help anyone avoid covid-19 infection. Thakur said she herself consumes desi cow urine daily and this is the reason she isn’t infected by coronavirus so far. In a video that went viral on social media, Thakur was seen speaking at an event where she …

People Use Cow Dung as Protection Against COVID-19, Twitter Reacts
3 years, 7 months ago

People Use Cow Dung as Protection Against COVID-19, Twitter Reacts

The Quint  

According to reports, a lot of believers in Gujarat have started going to cowsheds to cover themselves in cow dung as a way to ward off COVID-19. These people use this method once a week and they believe that this will help strengthen their immunity against the virus, and possibly even help them fight it if they contract it. "There …

Doctors warn against cow dung as cure for Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Doctors warn against cow dung as cure for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. In the state of Gujarat in western India, some believers have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in …

Gujarat Covid Centre Set Up Within 'Gaushala' Banks on Medicines from Cow Milk, Urine to Beat Virus
3 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat Covid Centre Set Up Within 'Gaushala' Banks on Medicines from Cow Milk, Urine to Beat Virus

News 18  

As the pandemic batters India, reports of a Covid care centre set within a “gaushala” at Tetoda village of Banaskantha district of North Gujarat has come to the fore. Named the “Vedalakshana Panchgavya Ayurved Covid isolation centre”, this facility is currently treating seven Covid-19 patients from the village in Deesa taluka using ayurvedic medicines made from cow milk and urine …

BJP MLA From UP Recommends Drinking Cow Urine to Stop Coronavirus, Gives 'Demo'
3 years, 7 months ago

BJP MLA From UP Recommends Drinking Cow Urine to Stop Coronavirus, Gives 'Demo'

News 18  

The second wave of Covid-19 is ravaging India, pushing the daily cases to well above 3 lakhs with over 3,000 casualties every day. In the video which has since gone viral, Singh demonstrated how exactly the cow urine should be taken in a ‘demonstration.’ Singh claimed that the spread of Covid-19 can be controlled using ‘gaumutra’. Singh also claimed that …

'Promoting Private Colleges, Quackery': Trinamool MP Sparks up Row by Mocking Cow Urine in Rajya Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

'Promoting Private Colleges, Quackery': Trinamool MP Sparks up Row by Mocking Cow Urine in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress kicked up a row inside the Rajya Sabha on Friday as it mocked cow urine. Trinamool lawmaker Shantanu Sen was speaking about the “terrible condition” of homeopathy centres in the upper house. “What can be expected from a government that says that drinking cow urine can cure disease or Covid-19? Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said …

Akshay Kumar Says He Drinks Cow Urine Daily, Now Indians are Looking up its 'Medicinal Properties'
4 years, 3 months ago

Akshay Kumar Says He Drinks Cow Urine Daily, Now Indians are Looking up its 'Medicinal Properties'

News 18  

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has revealed that he drinks cow urine every day for ayurvedic reasons. Photo: Google trends For long, there has been a debate on whether cow urine can actually magically cure a number of diseases, like cancer or even coronavirus. Back in April this year when the coronavirus pandemic was in its initial phases, fake news and …

Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Says Drink Cow Urine to Fight Coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Says Drink Cow Urine to Fight Coronavirus

News 18  

Six months into a global pandemic and we don't have a vaccine to counter the invisible virus, even though human trials are still being fast-tracked across the world. In the midst of this, West Bengal BJP President and Lok Sabha MP, Dilip Ghosh, has recommended drinking cow urine to fight the virus. In November 2019, Mr. Ghosh said cow’s milk …

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